Help for eating disorders in Berkeley

Located at the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Herrick Campus (Berkeley), our program is part of the Center for Anorexia and Bulimia, the Bay Area’s only full-spectrum, psychiatric eating disorder program.

If you are concerned about a loved one, talk with a doctor about what you can do. Use our “Find a Doctor” search tool.

Thyroid cancer seems to be on the rise, and women are three times more likely than men to develop thyroid cancer.

What’s your risk?

A history of thyroid cancer in your family or radiation exposure increases your risk. Find out your risk for thyroid cancer.

People with thyroid cancer often have no symptoms and don’t know they have thyroid cancer until they or their doctors find a lump in their neck.

Get screened for thyroid cancer in Oakland

To diagnose the lump or nodule, your doctor will perform an ultrasound of your neck and may a take a small sample to test for cancer. Although thyroid nodules are common, only 5 to 15 percent of nodules are cancerous.

Because we are able to detect and treat thyroid cancer in its earliest stages, it has one of the highest survival and cure rates of all types of cancer.

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center proudly announces the three-year recertification of its cardiovascular rehabilitation program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

Learn more about the Berkeley breastfeeding classes

This support group is a drop-in event, so registration is not required. The fee for this group is $10.00 per drop-in session or $45 for a 5 session package (dee is non-refundable, and first session is free).